Basic Poker Glossary

A-C Player

A-game

Bet the Raise

The maximum bet would be twice the value of the raise or bet made previously

Betting Interval

In any round, the time from the initial bet to the last call

Brush

An employee of the card room who is responsible for seating list management

Closed Hand

The cards concealed in a player’s hand like in draw poker

Closed Poker

Any type of poker where all cards are dealt to players facing down.

Crisscross

Similar to Southern Cross but in this game five cards would be laid out and the one in center would be wild.

Crooked-Honest System (C-H System)

The technique of two players who cheat: One player who gets a strong hand, he would then signal the other player to raise the hand, and in this way they would squeeze all the other callers (Cross Life, Crossfire).

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Quotes

Whether he likes it or not, a man's character is stripped bare at the poker table; if the other poker players read him better than he does, he has only himself to blame. Unless he is both able and prepared to see himself as others do, flaws and all, he will be a loser in poker, as in life.Anthony Holden, author of Big Deal (1990)